Registration Open for 2nd Annual Special Education Leadership Conference
The Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children (OEC) is hosting the 2nd annual Special Education Leadership Conference on September 24-25, 2008 at the Aladdin Shrine Center in Columbus. This event is designed to provide special education directors in public schools and community schools, as well as other leaders in Ohio’s special education system, the opportunity to learn of changes in Ohio’s special education policies and programs, including the revised Operating Standards and OEC monitoring plan, and to meet our new director, Kathe Shelby.
Registration deadline is September 12, 2008. The registration form and more information can be downloaded from the following hot links:
To register open the downloaded PDF file and type directly onto the downloaded form before printing it. The conference fee is $45. Only checks will be accepted,no purchase orders. Checks for registration must accompany the registration form.
ODE is requesting that each district/agency send only their key leadership person responsible for LEA special education compliance so that each district/agency will have an opportunity to attend. The information presented at the conference will be posted on the ODE website after the conference.
Fall Regional Assessment Meetings
Dates and locations have been selected for the Fall 2008 Regional Assessment Meetings (the morning
sessions) and the Test Coordinator Workshops (the afternoon sessions). The target audience for the Fall
Regional Assessment Meetings is superintendents, principals, and other administrators. The target audience for the Test Coordinator Workshops is district and building test coordinators.
- Akron/Cuyahoga Falls - September 3, Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls
- Mansfield - September 4, Mid-Ohio Conference & Education Service Center
- Dayton - September 8, Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn
- Cincinnati/Mason - September 9, Kings Island Resort & Conference Center, Mason
- Lima September - 10, Veterans’ Memorial Civic & Convention Center
- Youngstown September - 15, MetroPlex, Girard
- Cleveland - September 16, Holiday Inn Cleveland South, Independence
- Toledo - September 17, Holiday Inn French Quarter, Perrysburg
- Athens - September 23, Ohio University Inn & Conference Center
- Columbus - September 24, Holiday Inn Columbus/Worthington
As with last year’s meetings, a main focus of the day’s activities will be updates made to the Ohio Achievement Tests (OAT) and the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT). STARS is now open to register for a particular location and for specific breakout sessions of interest to you. You can also see the agendas for the morning and afternoon sessions and sign up to have a certificate of attendance mailed to you. To register, once in STARS, you must log into your SAFE account. To register for the morning meeting, do an event search for “regional assessment meeting,” for the afternoon, do an event search for “test coordinator workshop.” This year there will be an afternoon session specifically designed to address the unique issues related to JVSDs, community and nonpublic schools. Additionally this year, there will be a third workshop option on How to Bolster Student and School Achievement. This third workshop is offered by ODE’s Office of Students, Families, and Communities and it will be available during the morning session only.
Please Note: PowerPoint presentation handouts will not be provided at the Fall Regional Meetings.
Presentations will be posted to the OGT Assessment and Testing Web site under Documents and Forms on August 25 at www.ode.state.oh.us. You are encouraged to print handouts and bring them to the meeting. For more information, contact Julie Dick at 614-466-5018 or
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Operating Standards and Whose IDEA Is This?
The 2008 Operating Standards, titled Operating Standards for Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities, is now available on the ODE web site, keyword search “Operating Standards Disabilities.” The new version of "Whose Idea Is This?" is posted on the ODE / OEC website.
Both of these documents are being burnt to CDs and one copy per building will be distributed to educational agencies in approximately two weeks. Also included on this CD will be the Operating Standards for Identifying and Serving Gifted Students and Gifted Operating Standards Technical Assistance Manual.
Dr. Karen Erickson to Speak About Literacy and Kids That Use Assistive Technology
Proctor and Gamble is taking an interest in kids that use technology with the funding of a new project called Reach, Teach and Grow. This project will support a series of learning opportunities for school speech therapists, teachers and aides, as well as parents. The first in this series is a conference that will be held September 22nd in Cincinnati. Dr. Karen Erickson, from the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at UNC Chapel Hill, will share important information about literacy and kids that use assistive technology. Much of the cost of the conference is supported through this project, so the registration fee is a minimal $30 and includes lunch. For more information see the conference flyer.
Sign Up for a SAFE Account - register on STARS v.2 NOW
The new version of STARS, System to Achieve Results for Students (STARS v2.0), is available now. You will need a SAFE account for to register for all STARS events scheduled after Jan. 1, 2008. It is important to register on STARS for workshops offered by the State Support Team Region 6. STARS is the only method that allows us to track the number of participants so that we can plan for space, time, and materials.
A set of instructions is available for creating a SAFE Account. (pdf)
A detailed tutorial is available to help you register on STARS 2.0. (pdf)
Create a SAFE Account . (link to ODE)
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